{They only heard} (monon akouontes (8873)an). Periphrastic
imperfect, "They were only hearing from time to time." {That once
persecuted us} (ho di(936b)(936e) h(886d)as pote). Present active articular
participle, a sort of participle of antecedent time suggested by
pote, "the one who used to persecute us once upon a time." {The
faith} ( (886e) pistin). Here used in the sense of "the gospel" as
in Ac 6:7 .